WHAT a disgraceful way to treat potential police recruits by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, by slashing their pay by 20 per cent when only last week MPs went public asking for a 35 per cent pay rise.

Does she not realise what sort of candidates she will get applying to join the police on such a low starting rate?

And also, these boys and girls do a very difficult job under very difficult circumstances and the Government should leave the police alone – except put their pay up.

MICHAEL REID, Calmore.